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Book Meme
10. The book(s) you bought because the cover was pretty, and whether it was worth it
I don't think I ever bought a book because of the cover. When I was 15, however, I made a fateful decision in the library because of a cover. I was browsing new books shelf in the summer, and one cover of a very big, thick, giant book caught my eye. It was a hardcopy, newly released, with lots and lots of gold. It was gorgeous. This Amazon page doesn't do it justice. The book was When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman, a historical novel about the reign of King Stephen and the 20 year Civil War in England in the 12th century. First time a woman, Empress Matilda, tried to claim the English throne. I didn't know it at the time, but Penman is great at research and her historical novels are pretty accurate. They did mold my impressions of many English kings. I still buy and read all her books. I adore them. But more importantly, along with Mary Stewart's Merlin books, these books influenced me to study English medieval history, and defined a big period of my life.
10. The book(s) you bought because the cover was pretty, and whether it was worth it
I don't think I ever bought a book because of the cover. When I was 15, however, I made a fateful decision in the library because of a cover. I was browsing new books shelf in the summer, and one cover of a very big, thick, giant book caught my eye. It was a hardcopy, newly released, with lots and lots of gold. It was gorgeous. This Amazon page doesn't do it justice. The book was When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman, a historical novel about the reign of King Stephen and the 20 year Civil War in England in the 12th century. First time a woman, Empress Matilda, tried to claim the English throne. I didn't know it at the time, but Penman is great at research and her historical novels are pretty accurate. They did mold my impressions of many English kings. I still buy and read all her books. I adore them. But more importantly, along with Mary Stewart's Merlin books, these books influenced me to study English medieval history, and defined a big period of my life.